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This is not meant to be a sombre Anniversary message but an inspiring one.

Now, in 2010, we must reposition our thinking, reframe the context in which we recognise and celebrate our independence, we must use these occasions to recommit and reconcile how we correct the way things have gone wrong even as we acknowledge the good and the great strides made. And while it is not my intention at all to overlook how far our nation has come, it is just as critical for us to ponder how far we have not travelled and how much further we have to go before realising the dream born in 1962. This nation gained its independence 48 years ago. When our people no longer cower in fear from criminals, we are truly independent When the labour and intellect of a woman are considered equal to that of a man, and the colour, class and creed of a citizen are of no consequence, we are all truly independent When we grow to undrstand and respect our environment, we have gained our independence When we can aspire to be better people, when mediocrity is no longer tolerated and excellence a standard by which everything is measured every day, then and only then we have truly gained our independence.Д®ach year as we pass milestone after milestone of our nationвЂ™s independence the skies light up with celebration and there is much ceremony of what we have gained since that historic day.ДЄnd we can be justifiably proud of that event. It is not enough to proudly proclaim our independence when we are lagging behind the rest of the developed world in so many areas.

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Yet the state of affairs in our nation today does not reflect that we have taken full advantage of this. Here on this small Caribbean twin island state occupied by a mere 1.3 million people there are few places on earth that hold out the kind of potential we possess. We have been blessed with abundant natural resources and a pool of the most talented and well educated people to be found anywhere.ДЄs we observe our 48th year as an independent nation we can recall the mark we have made on the world with the invention of the steelpan, the gift of calypso and carnival, the magic of world cup football qualification, world class athletes, Nobel Laureates and more. We have excelled in so many endeavours gaining the admiration of the world in areas such as literature, the arts, music, sports and pageantry.Д«ut there is so much we have to ponder upon that has not gone well for our fledgling nation, so many wrongs which we must put right, so many needs that are still to be filled, so many young people who have gone astray, so many children who suffer unnecessarily, so much wealth that has not been equitably distributed, so many values which have been sadly forgotten, so many opportunities squandered, so many freedoms taken for granted and abused.

On this our 48th Independence Anniversary we have so much to be grateful for and proud about.